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Sunday, June 15, 2014

STRIPES, DOTS AND FLORALS!

Yes, I said FLORALS... I decided to join the trend of floral pants before itpassed me by. I couldn't find any apparel fabrics I liked, so I jumped over to home dec sites and found what I wanted at Online Fabric Store.

This fabric is a jacquard, so both sides are usable. I didn't have enough for the sleeves and back, so I used a black crepe and lengthened the sleeves.

Excuse the headless shots...In other news, I celebrated a birthday with 3 very dear, very long-time friends

and had visits from a daughter, teen-aged granddaughter and her friend. Also a niece stopped by on her way to pick up her son after his first year at UCSB...(University of California at Santa Barbara). Our guest house has seen a lot of traffic lately!

At some point, we were visited by the resident skunk family, who stopped by for

a bite to eat...we DO live in the country, and they ARE black and white...

I hope your summer is proceeding with joy...Catch me on Visible Monday, where Patti makes sure we have a place to be visible!TTYL

I have that top pattern and I should really make it up! It looks great on you. I love how you mixed your prints. I am not a fan of The Tilton's pants patterns, but these look really good on you. I like the gray and black stripes. Duh.

Three great looking garments! I especially like the striped pants. A perfect marriage of pattern and fabric. The floral pants are really fun, and the black and white top looks very chic. But of course, because you made it!

It took me awhile to make it over here today, but I'm glad I did! On SG, I couldn't see the stripes in the pants - they look great! Those floral pants are so much fun! And I really love what you did with the scraps from the Betzina jacket. It looks so chic and I like it with solid black sleeves. Gorgeous!

Love the skinny grey stripe pants, that's the perfect use for that fabric. I have to try that pattern! And the Print Block Tee is gorgeous. You always make me go out and buy these patterns!Those floral pants are so cute on you, I bet you wear them a lot.Don't you just want to give those little skunks a hug? They are so cute. And they're part of your tribe...the black and whites.Happy Birthday, Margy.

Happy birthday! If we keep sewing and styling, we never get old. Love your new pieces, esp the pants. A mother skunk and her babies used to hang around at night at the University of Texas Balcones Research Center when I was a student. They eat the insects that were attracted by to the lights. Just don't get close and startle them like one of the night guards did LOL.

Always such fun to see what you've been sewing :) So you used home decor fabric? Did you pre-wash or do you plan to dry clean these? Just wondering as I picked up some great looking fabric for a skirt and am not sure how to proceed :)

Love your fabric choice for the floral pants. I also have a hard time finding patterns I like. Right now I have three patterns I want to make but am lost in a sea of ugly patterns. I didn't realize when I started sewing just a few months ago that I'd have such a hard time at the fabric stores. I'll try that web site you mention.....

Great job on both pairs of pants, Margie. I can see the stripes on the Tilton pair much better in your 'blog post than in your post over on Stitcher's Guild. It's a great design, the way the styling is made to show off stripes.

I love the fact that you honored that wonderful ikat fabric by using up every molecule of it. Very nice top indeed.

And finally, those skunks might be a bit envious of your wardrobe. Not a red accessory in sight on those little guys. : )

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I've been sewing for 65+ years, with several long sabbaticals. DH and I owned a vineyard and winery for many years, but now we travel and enjoy our life. I've collected fabrics and textiles from all over the world and enjoy using some of them in my sewing.